Improvement in wind-wheels



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G. W-.v,zs. &`J. 11. KIMBLB.

WIND WHEEL.

Patented Deo. 6, 1870.

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WIND WHEEL.

No. 109,911. Patented D-ec..6, 1870.

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JOHN H. KIMBLE, SAMUEL' KIMBLE, AND encuen W. KIMBLE, or rox LAKE, WiscoNsIN.

'IMPROVEMENT lN -WIND-WH EELS.

The schedule referred to in mese Letters ferent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, J om: H. KIMBLE, SAMUEL KIMBLE, -and GEORGE W. Kmnnn, of Fox Lake,

in the county of Dodge and State ot' Wisconsin, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Windmills; aud we do hereby declare that the .following is a full, clear, and `exact description oi` the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to -the annexed drawing making a part of this speci-v fication, and to the letters and iigures ot' reference marked thereon.

Figure 1' ot' the drawing is a representation of our windmill in perspective; f Figure 2 is an enlarged side view ot' the self-regulating mechanism; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section, showing the. pitman and the mechanism for throwing the blades c'dgewise toward the wind. A

The nature of ourinvention consists in the construction and arrangement of e windmill, as will be hereinafter full y set t'orth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appcrtains to make and use Athe same, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents a standard or post, having, at its `upper end, a projecting ledge or' shelf', c, with'a hole of suitable dimensions through it for the passage of the pit-man that connects tliewindmill with the machinery to be operated.

O11 this ledge d is a small cylinder, b, provided with a flange around its upper end, as shown in fig. 3, and around said cylinder, between its iiange and the ledge d, is placed a collar, C, provided with two arms, vD I), which extend outward in opposite directions.

rIhe arms D D, after having spread outward a suitable distance, are turned' upward, and at their upper ends are placed bxes d d, in which-the lnaiu shalt B is placed and revolves,

Upon a shaft extending -fronl one of thearms D, and suitably supported by braces, is placed the wind board E.

The end of the shalt B in the opposite direction of the wind-board is extended asuitable distance, and upon the same are placed the blades as well as the, seltlregulatiug mechanism, as will be presently de-- scribed.

Upon the main shaft B, directlyfabove thecenter of the collar b, (or cylinder,) isplaced an eccentric, e, surrounded by a metal Stlap at the upper end 0f the pitman G, which is provided with a socket-joint, j, so as't'o accommodate itself both to ,thev motion ot' the eccentric and to the swinging around of the mill to thc wind.

At the outer end of the main sliaitB isa seriesof radiating arms g g, upon each of which is" placed a wing or blade, H.

These blades are tapering, so as to be wider at their outer ends than at the inner ends, and at the inner ends theyare each provided with a sleeve, 7i, through which the arm or rod g passes, the outer end of said arm being inserted in an eye, i, in the center of the ou'ter edge otfthc blade, thus pivoting each blade lengthwise in the center ou its arm.

Each of the collars or sleeves h is provided 'with a small arm which by'a rod, k, isconnected with an arm extending from a loose collar or sleeve, I, placed on the main shaft B,said collar I being pressed inward from the blades by means of a spiral spring, m, sut'- rouuding the shalt' between said collar and the inner ends ofthearms-y.

'lhe blades H, connecting-rods 1:, collar I, and spring m are so arranged that when the spring presses the cpllar the greatest distance from the blades, these are in the proper positioutoreceive the' wi-nd ;A but, as the collar I is by any means moved outward toward the blades, they are gradually turned on their arms so as to present less and less rsmiacew to the action of the wind, until at last they are brought entirely edgewise 'j against the wind, when, of course, the mill stops` Thus, by changing the position of Athe collar I, the velocity may be readily regulated, and this'we propose to accomplish automatically by a governbr operated by centrifugal force in thepfollowiug manner: v

The outer end of the shaft B immediately beyond the arms q g is flattened and slotted, as shown in tig. 2, and in this slot are pivoted two arms or ro'ds J J, which cross each other, ends, provided with balls K K, the outer end of each rod being, however, considerably longer than the inner.

The inner shorter ends ofthe arms J J are, by rods n n, connected with the collar or sleeve I.

It will readily be understood that when the mill is in operation the tendency of the balls will be from the center of rotation; and that, according to the velocity, they will be forced away from the same, so as to bring the arms or rods J J nearer to right angles with the main shaft B. But this motion of the arms draws the collar I closer outward to the blades, and, as above described, th islmoveme'nt of said collar turns the blades from the wind. Hence, when the velocity' becomes too great?, the governor' causes the blades to turn edge'- wise, and when the velocity diminishes the blades are adjusted by the spiral spring ni, which forces the collar I inwardaway from the blades again.

Within the cylinder b is another cylinder, p, provided at itsl upper end with a circumferential iiange, which rests upon the tiange of the cylinder b.

The-lower end of the cylinder p is, by rods?- r, con. nccted'witb 'arms extending from a shaft, L, having aas shown, and are, at both lever or crank at one end, so that by turning said shaft the cylinder 1i may be raised.

Upon the outer end arms D is pivoted a bent lever, M, one, end of which ektends up and embraces the inner end of the collar I, `while the other is forkedand rests with one arm on each side of the pitrnnn G, n-pon the flange of the cylinder p.

By raising this cylindenns already mentioned, the lever M is turned so as to force the collar I outward and turn the blades completely edgewise, thus stopping the n lll.

. As soon as the crank of the shaft Lis released the spring in returns all the parte to their proper posit-ions.

Having thus fully described our invention,

of a projection from'one of the What we elnim asl new, and desire to secure by Let- -Theweombination of the collar 1, lover M, cylinder 1), rods lr r, and shaft L, substantially. as and for the purposes herein set forth.

A In testimony thatwe laim the above, we have hereunto subscribed our names in thepresence ot"` two wit- Anm BANTA, HENRY Bf. GILMonE, 

